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33 Devoting staff time or volunteer time to connect residents with free help to discharge 34 discriminatory covenants 35 Discharge covenants on City-owned property 36 Engage in community conversations on race and housing 37 Identifying anti-racist actions Roseville and the community at-large can take to address 38 housing barriers 39 Engage the City’s Human Rights Commission and City Council 40 Join other Just Deeds cities to create new equity tools tailored to city government 41 42 The Community Development Department is prepared to provide staff time to connect with residents 43 who wish to discharge discriminatory covenants. Based on the city’s ongoing work surrounding 44 Racial Equity and Inclusion, Roseville would be eligible to join Just Deeds. City staff has held 45 multiple meetings with Just Deeds to ask questions of the program and ensure Roseville’s ongoing 46 work qualifies the city to join. Joining Just Deeds will require the City Council to adopt a resolution 47(see Attachment A). It would alsobe the intention of Community Development staff to coordinate 48 the discharge of discriminatory covenants on city-owned property. Three city-owned properties have 49 been identified as having discriminatory covenants, including: Langton Lake Park, Ladyslipper Park, 50 and a parcel off Shryer and Alameda that contains a water booster station. If the Council takes action, 51 City staff is prepared to make website content active immediately, whereby residents can learn more 52 about this issue and can contact city staff if they wish to begin the process to discharge a discriminatory 53 covenant. To be clear, the actual action is to record a new covenant that acknowledges the illegality 54 of the former covenant, rather than removal of the former covenant from the property title. 55 This issue was presented to the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission on May 19, 56 2021 and their recommendation was to join Just Deeds. 57 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 58 The city’s approved Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan (SREAP) and the city’s Racial Equity 59 Narrative acknowledges actions of government at federal, state, and local levels have created racial 60 disparities that continue to harm our community. These documents note a city commitment to rectify 61 disparities as being crucial steps to the development of a vibrant community and a high quality of life 62 for all residents. 63 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 64 None other than Community Development staff time. 65 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 66 Adopt a Resolution condemning the use of discriminatory covenants, discharging discriminatory 67 covenants on city-owned property, and approving participation in the Just Deeds coalition. 68 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 69 By motion, adopt a Resolution condemning the use of discriminatory covenants, discharging 70 discriminatory covenants on city-owned property, and approving participation in the Just Deeds 71 coalition. Prepared by: Janice Gundlach, Community Development Director, 651-792-7071 Attachments: A: Resolution B: Map of Discriminatory Covenants C: Just Deeds mission statement Page 2 of 2